When she woke up, she found hot water and a towel next to the privy. I
really must tell them I prefer cold water, she thought, or perhaps just to
leave me alone altogether, it's too strange. Then she sighed.
"If I am going to stay in the place, I may as well let the servants earn their pay."
She splashed her face, went to the privy and got dressed. She was considering risking getting lost when there was a knock on the door. She opened it to find another girl on the other side in servant's cloths. She looked about her age, with auburn hair and blue eyes. It was an interesting combination.
"Ummmmm, hi."
The girl looked startled by her greeting. She noted to no longer use 'hi' and always use 'hello'. Thankfully, she took no offense.
"Good morning milady, Master Numair has sent me to guide you to breakfast."
She sighed gratefully.
"Thank you! I was worried I'd have to wander around for a while! What's your name? Are you a servant here?"
The servant gave a small smile.
"Judia, and yes, I am a servant."
"Where are you from? It's not often you see your hair color and eyes together."
Judia's face fell slightly, then picked up again. Xlelon found the key that Neal had given her and locked the door. Then she strung the key on a small chain and hung it on her neck, it was the only way she could keep track of anything.
"My parents are from Saren, they ran from the war five years ago. I was born there, but we've lived here the rest of the time."
Xlelon looked at her, she reminded her of a friend, all she was missing was the glasses.
"How old are you?"
"Sixteen, I was born two days before the last new moon of summer."
She looked at the girl strangely. That was strange, she was pretty sure that that was almost the same as her friends birthday. Ok, that's weird, what if there's a person that reflects you in every dimension? She shuddered, if there was, she hoped she didn't meet her's.
They walked around in an incomprehensible pattern for awhile, and eventually came into the dinning hall. It seemed that the pages had already eaten, as the hall was nearly empty. However, there were three people sitting on an inverted dais. This is where they went. Judia curtseyed, and Xlelon did the same, though not as low, which she supposed she would have to work on. Great, she thought, more classes. She already knew that she was going to end up taking classes of some sort, though no one had bothered to clarify for her yet. When she looked up, she found King Jonathan, Numair, and a man with many, many scars. Uh oh, she thought, this cant be very good, is that lord Wydlon? Numair smiled.
"Thank you Judia, I see you have brought her in one piece."
Judia smiled,
"Thank you master Numair, should I get you all breakfast?"
Jon shook his head,
"No Judia, we already have it here."
Judia nodded, curtseyed, and was gone, leaving Xlelon to gawp at them. She immediately realized her mistake and shut her mouth, standing up a little straighter.
"Good morning Xlelon. Please, sit down."
She did so, all the while eyeing who she was now pretty sure was Wydlon. He simply stared at her, sizing her up. Numair passed her bread and fruit, which she took. He then folded his hands and began to talk.
"Xlelon, I know that you already told me this a week ago, but Jon and Wydlon need to hear it as well. I need you to tell us everything that you know of this…realm and its people, saving the part that you did not tell me."
She took a deep breath, I may as well get used to repeating this a lot, she thought. With that, she repeated everything that she could remember of the books, excluding Keladry, they would find out about that soon enough. She had heard somone talking of a delegation being sent to the Yamanis that consisted of a man, his wife and one of their daughters, along with a large amount of the coutiers. Apparently, jonathen had wasted no time in making treatys from the immortals war. When she was done, Numair looked amazed…again, and jon was unreadable. She had expected no less, he was a king after all. Wydlon was…staring…it was as she had imagined him looking at Kel. She gulped, now would come the irrevesible questioning. She was getting used to it.
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For right now, that's all, I have to go somewhere. Hahahahaha! Next chapter, endless questioning, with a few answers for Xlelon herself.
"If I am going to stay in the place, I may as well let the servants earn their pay."
She splashed her face, went to the privy and got dressed. She was considering risking getting lost when there was a knock on the door. She opened it to find another girl on the other side in servant's cloths. She looked about her age, with auburn hair and blue eyes. It was an interesting combination.
"Ummmmm, hi."
The girl looked startled by her greeting. She noted to no longer use 'hi' and always use 'hello'. Thankfully, she took no offense.
"Good morning milady, Master Numair has sent me to guide you to breakfast."
She sighed gratefully.
"Thank you! I was worried I'd have to wander around for a while! What's your name? Are you a servant here?"
The servant gave a small smile.
"Judia, and yes, I am a servant."
"Where are you from? It's not often you see your hair color and eyes together."
Judia's face fell slightly, then picked up again. Xlelon found the key that Neal had given her and locked the door. Then she strung the key on a small chain and hung it on her neck, it was the only way she could keep track of anything.
"My parents are from Saren, they ran from the war five years ago. I was born there, but we've lived here the rest of the time."
Xlelon looked at her, she reminded her of a friend, all she was missing was the glasses.
"How old are you?"
"Sixteen, I was born two days before the last new moon of summer."
She looked at the girl strangely. That was strange, she was pretty sure that that was almost the same as her friends birthday. Ok, that's weird, what if there's a person that reflects you in every dimension? She shuddered, if there was, she hoped she didn't meet her's.
They walked around in an incomprehensible pattern for awhile, and eventually came into the dinning hall. It seemed that the pages had already eaten, as the hall was nearly empty. However, there were three people sitting on an inverted dais. This is where they went. Judia curtseyed, and Xlelon did the same, though not as low, which she supposed she would have to work on. Great, she thought, more classes. She already knew that she was going to end up taking classes of some sort, though no one had bothered to clarify for her yet. When she looked up, she found King Jonathan, Numair, and a man with many, many scars. Uh oh, she thought, this cant be very good, is that lord Wydlon? Numair smiled.
"Thank you Judia, I see you have brought her in one piece."
Judia smiled,
"Thank you master Numair, should I get you all breakfast?"
Jon shook his head,
"No Judia, we already have it here."
Judia nodded, curtseyed, and was gone, leaving Xlelon to gawp at them. She immediately realized her mistake and shut her mouth, standing up a little straighter.
"Good morning Xlelon. Please, sit down."
She did so, all the while eyeing who she was now pretty sure was Wydlon. He simply stared at her, sizing her up. Numair passed her bread and fruit, which she took. He then folded his hands and began to talk.
"Xlelon, I know that you already told me this a week ago, but Jon and Wydlon need to hear it as well. I need you to tell us everything that you know of this…realm and its people, saving the part that you did not tell me."
She took a deep breath, I may as well get used to repeating this a lot, she thought. With that, she repeated everything that she could remember of the books, excluding Keladry, they would find out about that soon enough. She had heard somone talking of a delegation being sent to the Yamanis that consisted of a man, his wife and one of their daughters, along with a large amount of the coutiers. Apparently, jonathen had wasted no time in making treatys from the immortals war. When she was done, Numair looked amazed…again, and jon was unreadable. She had expected no less, he was a king after all. Wydlon was…staring…it was as she had imagined him looking at Kel. She gulped, now would come the irrevesible questioning. She was getting used to it.
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For right now, that's all, I have to go somewhere. Hahahahaha! Next chapter, endless questioning, with a few answers for Xlelon herself.